It’s in the snap of her neck on a no-look pass to finish a fast break. It’s in the flick of her wrist as she puts a little english on the ball on a reverse layup. It’s in the pump of her fist as another opponent calls timeout to stunt a Minnesota Lynx run.

Minnesota talked about winning the WNBA championship during training camp four months ago. The Lynx then had such a dominant season they lost consecutive games just once and won 22 of the last 26 to set the franchise record for victories.

In a town hungry for a winning sports team, we have one. The Minnesota Lynx have clinched the top record in their WNBA division, and are one game away from clinching the best record in the league, and home court advantage in the playoffs. So where is the media and community excitement?

Lindsay Whalen hit a fadeaway jumper from the right corner over Jayne Appel with 1.5 seconds left to give the Minnesota Lynx a 70-69 victory over the San Antonio Silver Stars on Sunday in a battle of the WNBA’s best teams.

The Minnesota Lynx have the best record in the WNBA at 11-4. It’s quite a turnaround from last season. WCCO-TV’s Eric Nelson talked to starting guard Lindsay Whalen this week about her team’s reversal of fortunes on the court.